Adjustable clothes pole



Feb. 27, 1940.

H. C. HANSEN ADJUSTABLE CLOTHES POLE Filed 001:. 28, 1938 I NVENTO RAbfldan C'bwzserz, W%

' ATTORNEY Patented Feb. 27, 1940 I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ADJUSTABLE CLOTHES POLE Halfdan o. Hansen, st. Albans, N. Y. ApplicationOctober 28, 1938, SerialNo. 237,404

' x 2 Claims. (o1.211 12s) This invention relates to new and usefulimprovements in an adjustable clothes pole.-

The invention has for an objectthe construction of an adjustable clothespole characterized by a horizontal pole adjustably attached to theceiling of a closet or other similar enclosure in a manner to be movedvertically upwards and downwards to various adjusted positions.

Still further the invention contemplates the provision of a verticalstem having one of its ends attached to the center of said horizontalpole and the other of its ends connected with a turnable couplingattached to the ceiling in a manner to permit said coupling to berotated for retracting or extending said stem to raise and lower saidhorizontal. clothes pole.,

Another object of this invention is the provision of wall brackets forengaging the ends of said pole to prevent said pole from rotating 2oabout said turnable coupling.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects andadvantages thereof, reference will be had to the following descriptionand accompanying drawing, and to the appended claims in which thevariousnovel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawing forming a material part of this disclosure-Fig. 1 is an elevational view of an adjustable clothes pole constructedaccording to this invention.

Fig. 2 is a view looking in the direction of the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an. enlargedv sectional view on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a view looking in the direction of the line 44 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a sectional View on the line 5-5 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view similar to Fig. 2

but illustrating a modification of the invention. The adjustable clothespole, according to this invention, includes a horizontal clothes pole l0constructed of metal or other material.

tical stem H has its lower endextended into an opening H) formed in thecenter of the hori-- zontal pole It]. A pin I2 is engaged through theinterengag'ed portions of the stem II and the pole ID for locking theseportions together into a single unit.

Wall brackets I3 are positioned upon the, side walls of a closet orother similar enclosure and engage the ends of the pole H1 in a mannerto permit vertical movement thereof and prevent rotative movementthereof.

v 'tothe slot A ver- Each of the wall brackets l3 comprises a bracketbody w having a centrally disposed vertical elongated slot 13 into whichone end of the horizontal clothes pole I0 is adapted to be engaged. Eachbracket body l3 is formed with 5 a narrow vertical elongated slot I3 oneither side of the slot H3. The slots |3 runparallel l3 Screws I lextend from the walls of the closet and freely pass through the slotsI39 gaged upon the extended ends of the screws Hi and are used forrigidly clamping the bracket bodies [3 in position against the walls ofthe closet. This construction permits the bracket bodies i3 to bevertically adjusted with rela- 35 tion to the walls of the closet andalso permits the horizontal clothes pole It to be vertically adjustedwith relation to the bracket bodies W A turnable coupling is rotativelypositioned and axially threaded engages the stem H for adsleeve l'l'inposition with relation to the plate I8. A bushing 20 is freely engagedupon the sleeve I1 and is threadedly engaged into the skirt wall portioni of the tubular member E6. The bottom end of the sleeve I! is formedwith an outwardly extending flange l'l upon which 35 the bottom end ofthe bushing it normally rests for preventing the bushing from falling onthe end of the sleeve H.

In constructing the device the sleeve I! is first passed through thebushing 20. H is then threadedly engaged through the plate l8 andfixedly held in position by means of the punch marks I9. The bushing 20is then threadedly engaged into the skirt portion 6 The upper end of thestem H is formed with threads 45 2! which threadedly engage an opening[6 formed in the end wall It of the tubular memher it. This end of thestem H is adapted to freely pass through the sleeve I! and into anenlarged opening 22 formed in the ceiling of the closet or otherenclosure. The plate 18 is adapted to be attached to the ceiling of thecloset by means of a plurality of screws 23' which freely pass throughopenings l8 formed 55 Thumb nuts l5 are threadedly enill The sleeve 40in the plate l8 and threadedly engaged into the ceiling of the closet.

A latch element is provided for locking the tubular member IE to thebushing 20 in a manner to cause the stem II to be extended or retractedwhen the bushing and tubular member are rotated about the sleeve IT.This latch element comprises an inwardly extending pin 23 which extendsthrough aligned openings formed in the skirt portion I6 of the tubularmember l5 and the bushing 20. The outer end of the pin 23 is formed witha radially extending peg 2 5. A lever 25 is pivoted intermediate of itsends between a pair of lugs 26. One end of the lever 25 is bifurcatedand is adapted to engage the peg 24 so that when the other end of thelever 25 is pressed towards the tubular member it it will cause the pin23 to be slightly ejected.

From an inspection of Fig. 3 it will be noted that the inner end of thepin 23 is adapted to be engaged into one of the plurality of depressionsi'ib formed in the sleeve I! for also looking the tubular member l6 andthe bushing to the sleeve when it is not desired to rotate the bushingand tubular member for extending the stem. It is therefore necessary toslightly eject the pin 23 to disengage the inner end thereof from thedepression I! into which it is extending for freeing the bushing 20 fromthe sleeve IT. A spring 2? operates between the tubular member 55 andthe free end of the lever 25 for urging the lever 25 into a position inwhich the inner end of the pin 23 will engage one of the depressions l'lA means is provided for vertically adjustably supporting the lever 25 sothat the bifurcated end thereof may be completely disconnected from thepeg 24 to permit the pin 23 to be entirely removed from the alignedopenings in the tubular member l6 and the sleeve 20 to permit thetubular member to be removed from the sleeve to disconnect these partswhen so desired. This means comprises a plate 28 upon which the lugs 26are mounted. This plate 28 is normally disposed within a channel member29 which is securely attached to one side of the tubular member H3. Theadjacent faces of the plate 23 and the channel member 29, adjacent theopen side of the channel member, are formed with interengagingserrations 30 which are adapted to be engaged for rigidly maintainingthe plate 28in fixed position with relation to the channel shaped member29. A strong leaf spring 3| operates between the base wall of thechannel shaped member 29 and the adjacent face of the plate 28 on theside opposed to the lugs 25 for causing the serrations 32 to beinter-engaged.

To move the lever 25 downwards it is merely necessary to press inwardsthereon todisengage the serrations 30 against the holding action of thespring 3| and to slide the plate 28 downwards to correspondingly movethe lever 25 and disconnect the bifurcated end of the lever from the peg24.

The operation of this form of the invention is as follows:

The plate 18 is securely attached to the ceiling of the closet or otherenclosure and the wall brackets l3 are positioned onthe side walls ofthe closet with the ends of the rod Hi engaging the vertical slots I3 Tomove the horizontal clothes pole i0 upwards or downwards to any desiredadjusted position it is merely necessary to compress the spring 21 bypressing the free end of the lever 25 which will cause the pin 23 to beslightly ejected to disengage its inner end from the depression Il intowhich it was extending.

This movement of the pin 23 frees the bushing 20 from the sleeve i! butrigidly maintains the sleeve 20 and the tubular member it together as aunit.

The sleeve 20 and the tubular member it are 7 now free to be rotated,which rotation will cause the stem 19 to move upwards or downwardsdepending upon the direction inwhich the tubular member 15 is rotated tocorrespondingly move the horizontal clothes pole l5. Since the clothespole is prevented from rotating byits engagement with the wall bracketsI3 it must move up and down when the tubular member 16 is rotated.

The upper end of the'stem it] freely passes through the sleeve I! (therebeing no threaded connection between these parts) which permits thestem. II to move up and down and into the opening 22 when moved upwards.

When the horizontal clothes pole ,reaches the desired elevationthe lever25 is, again released to permit the spring 2'! to urge the lever 25 intoa position in which the inner end of the pin 23.

will engage one of. the depressions H for holding the bushing 28 in afixed position with relation to the sleeve 11 so that vibrations thereofI posed openings l3 into which ends of "the pole l0 engage forpreventing vertical movement of the pole Iflwith relation to thebracket'body 13 vided with the vertical slots 13 similar to thatdescribed in thep-revious form of theinvem tion to permit verticaladjustment of the bracket body 13* with relation" to the side walls ofthe closet or other enclosure. In other respects this form of theinvention is similar to'the previous form. v

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of myinvention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to theprecise constructions herein disclosed and the right is reserved to allchanges and modifications coming within the scope-of the invention asdefined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention,-what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by "United States Letters Patent. isz. l

1. In an adjustable clothes pole, a horizontal clothes pole, a verticalstem fixedly attached to said pole at the center thereof for supportingsaid pole, a turnable coupling rotatively supported and axiallythreadedly engaging said stem for adjust- However, the bracket body H ispro ably supporting the same to cause said stem to V move upwards anddownwards as said coupling pole, a turnable coupling rotativelysupported and axially threadedly engaging said stem for adjustablysupporting the same to cause said stem to move upwards and downwards assaid coupling is turned to similarly move said pole, brackets mounted onthe wall adjacent the ends of said pole and having vertically arrangedelongated slots into which the ends of said pole engage for holding saidstem and pole from rotating with said coupling butleaving the same freeto move vertically upwards and downwards, and means for supporting saidWall brackets in a manner to permit the same to be moved in thedirection in which said pole is being adjusted when it strikes the endsof said slots for increasing the distance through which said pole may beadjusted either up or down, comprising screws extending from said walland passing through elongated slots formed in said brackets and thumbnuts and the extended ends of said screws and engageable against theface of said brackets for clamping the same in various adjustedpositions on said wall.

' HALFDAN C. HANSEN.

